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Zimbabwe records 49% surge in divorce cases
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant increase in divorce cases, with 3,214 recorded across the country in 2024, up from 2,149 in 2023. Despite this rise, only 1,562 of the cases have been finalised,...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
2 000 couples divorced last year in Zimbabwe
Over 2,100 couples divorced in Zimbabwe last year, while 1,061 separations have been recorded since the start of this year, according to court records. The High Court settled 2,149 cases in 20...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:19hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
139 file for divorce in Bulawayo in 2 months
BULAWAYO has since the beginning of the year recorded shocking divorce statistics with 139 applications filed at the High Court before the end of February.From the 139 divorces filed at the Bu...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:43hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fights illegal settlers on state land 'sold' after being repossessed from white farmers
Two decades after a disastrous attempt at land reform, which drove out more than 400 white commercial farmers, the Zimbabwean government is fighting illegal settlers on state land handed out by tradit...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:22hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases spike in Zimbabwe
INFIDELITY, social media abuse, poor communication, grudges and gender-based violence are among top drivers of divorces across the country with Bulawayo alone recording 658 divorces this year al...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:25hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
G40 and Gamartox embrace Mnangagwa re-election
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe, the widow of Zimbabwe's late founding leader, Robert Mugabe, was in attendance at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration ceremony held at the National Sports Stadi...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora was losing and keen as skunk divorcing its wife to withdraw. If Chamisa fails to field agents again, he will be next
"Chidembo kana choda kuramba mukadzi, chinoshereketa!" (When the skunk wants to divorce its wife, it will try anything and everything!) so goes the adage. When Douglas Mwonzora realised ...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 16:31hrs | 14 | by Wilbert Mukori
30% of marriages collapse within five years
KEEPING marriages intact has seemingly become a mammoth task for newlyweds, if statistics provided by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) are anything to go by.At least 30 percent of new ma...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Bona Mugabe divorce opens can of worms'
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says a divorce case involving the late former President Robert Mugabe's daughter, Bona, exposed how Zimbabwe has been looted to economic collapse by the r...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe divorce, yet another Damascene moment for the republic
The world is not for honest people. I am convinced. Those who toil, break a sweat in various endeavours to make an honest living a...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:22hrs | 62 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Lawyers make demands to Simba, Bona over Carrick Creagh stands
Lawyers representing Arosume Property Development (Pvt) Limited, Jiti Law Chambers are demanding that Ms Bona Ouma Nyepudzai Mugabe and Mr Simba Chikore remove all the Carrick Creagh stands totalling ...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son in-law lists 21 farms in divorce case
The legal proceedings over the divorce of Bona Nyepudzai Ouma Mugabe, daughter of former President Robert Mugabe, and Simbarashe Mutsahuni Chikore are likely to involve complex disputes over how asset...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe wants divorce granted quickly through the fast lane
The late former president Robert Mugabe’s daughter Bona took a fast lane to facilitate divorcing her husband Simba Chikore as she was fed up with his "shenanigans", insiders say.She couldn't...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 20:54hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
10 divorce cases a day in Masvingo
Justice Garainesu Mawadze of the High Court in Masvingo presided over 10 divorce cases in a day from the usual four-five cases a week.A...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 06:12hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
300 Bulawayo couples seek divorce in 6 months
MORE than 300 couples have applied for divorce in the High Court in Bulawayo in the first six months of the year, translating to about an average of 50 cases every month, a worrying trend observers bl...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: Bulawayo records 20 divorce cases in 1 day
Bulawayo High Court was on Thursday inundated with twenty (20) cases of people intending to divorce. According to a survey infidelity has been cited as the major cause of family break-ups in the...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:59hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwengaa and ex-wife to share properties
THE High Court is set to make a determination on the sharing of property belonging to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife, Mary Mubaiwa.This is after Justice Owen Tagu p...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 18:07hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases spike
The High Court in Harare recorded a staggering 47 divorce cases on Thursday last week while statistics show that 1 351 couples filed for divorce last year compared to 1 117 in 2020.Observers b...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Sheriff fired
Divorce orders obtained fraudulently by some greedy men with a view to stripping their spouses in the Diaspora of matrimonial property, are now on the increase amid reports that a Deputy Sheriff was r...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
D-day for Chiwenga's estranged wife
The verdict is scheduled for today for Marry Mubaiwa on her charge of breaching the Marriages Act by allegedly misrepresenting that her then husband Vice President Constantino Chiwenga consented to so...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Marriage is not an achievement
These are the headlines that get you roasted in Pentecostal and religious circles. How on earth, would you say that, "marriage is not achievement?" Some are actually fasting for it, and binding "marin...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:10hrs | 3 | by Arthur Marara-Point Blank
Men are emotional beings also; a nature denied
The society can no longer sustain the lie, the fast diminishing energy reserves which have for centuries propelled the patriarchal society can no longer be wasted in pursuing the fallacy that men are ...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Mberi Prince
Zesa's chair Gata, wife part ff 45 couples seeking divorce in early 2022
A LEAST 45 divorce cases have been filed at the High Court this month, and one of the disgruntled divorce applicants is the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) executive chairman Sydney Gata....Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
1 351 file for divorce
INFIDELITY has been cited as the major cause of family break-ups in the country with this year's statistics showing that at least 1 351 couples filed for divorce at the High Court, an increase from 1 ...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Have sex but Don't get married
The past week has seen a heated debate on social media after government has through the Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Cde Ziyambi Ziyambi gave the green light over the age of sexual consent to...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 19:12hrs | 12 | by Desmond Nleya
Chiwenga endorses Mnangagwa wife's initiative
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday attended First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's educative Gota/Nhanga/Ixhiba programme at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) and concurred with her tha...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
We are not abandoning Merry Chiwenga-Mubayiwa
To be a woman activist in Zimbabwe is totally different from being an activist in the comforts of Germany. I have come to terms with this fact. Women activism especially in our societies does not mean...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 14:56hrs | 10 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa snubs Chiwenga's estranged wife
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa was hospitalised last week after her health continued to deteriorate, and claims she has not received financial assistance from her ...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wife's health deteriorates, remanded from her hospital bed
UNWELL Marry Mubaiwa, estranged wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, was on Monday remanded from her hospital bed at Harare's Healthpoint facility in Belgravia as her health continues to deter...Published: 10 May 2021 at 17:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lands commission handling over 1 000 disputes
THE Zimbabwe Lands Commission (ZLC) says it is handling over 1 000 disputes involving farm allocations and boundary rows.The ZLC has also admitted the fast-track land reform programme created ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga abandon C&J mansion for 'White House', he's loaded - cut loot, two more white elephants
"VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 10:31hrs | 11 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chiwenga builds new luxurious mansion
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:17hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border divorce: The legal process
The year was 1995. At that time, Sibonokhuhle Kambarami, (not her real name), was a 26-yearold vivacious single lady. She was employed as a receptionist at a large commercial entity in Harare. Early o...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:51hrs | 13 | by Tichawana Nyahuma
ZNA General join Chiwenga in defying decree to end "patient export" - have wherewithal to pay, they're loaded
"Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant General Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chimonyo is in India for medical treatment, The NewsHawks reported," reported Pindula/Bulawayo24."Lt. Gen. Chi...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 19:11hrs | 11 | by Nomusa Garikai
King Mambo weds second wife
The skies were overcast the whole day yesterday as if to give people a break from the scorching sun witnessed the previous day. It was the day of King Mambo's royal wedding at his homestead in Mawaben...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi adultery accuser points finger at minister's estranged wife
A MAN who recorded a phone conversation during which he confronted justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi for allegedly having an affair with his wife has admitted he is not married to the woman.Ziy...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 20:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Law Society of Zimbabwe hikes legal fees
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has announced new tariffs to be charged by lawyers ranging from RTGS$180 to $2 100 per hour from the least to the most qualified lawyer with effect from this month. &...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Divorce lie backfires, Judge warns man
A HIGH Court judge has warned litigants in divorce cases against abusing court processes by using unorthodox means to fraudulently secure favourable rulings as courts will not hesitate to take stern a...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:06hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's divorce granted
Vice President Kembo Mohadi and his estranged wife Tambudzani Bhudagi Mohadi (nee Muleya)'s divorce has been granted by the High Court. Mohadi approached that High Court in Bulawayo September ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyers hike legal fees
THE cost of accessing justice has shot through the roof, pushing the service out of reach for the majority of the country's impoverished populace after the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) approved sharp...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti's stage managed conviction is a threat to dialogue & Judiciary reputation
There is enough evidence to prove that the judiciary system of Zimbabwe has been subjective and tainted by ZANU/ZANU-PF since 1980. ZANU-PF's infiltration of the judiciary has totally paralyze the pro...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:51hrs | 2 | by Don Chigumba
'Expelled' FOG members take founder to court
THE founding leader of the Family of God Church (FOG) Apostle Andrew Wutawunashe has been taken to court by five disgruntled members challenging his decision to expel them for allegedly aligning thems...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa to expose Kembo Mohadi
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has threatened to expose Vice President Kembo Mohadi over corruption scandals. He fiurther called for the firing of the Vice Presiddnt highlighting that the co...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mohadi divorce case rages on
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has petitioned the High Court challenging the two applications filed against him by his estranged wife, Tambudzani, arguing that they were submitted out of time.Moh...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases up 42%
OVER 2 600 couples filed for divorce last year at the country's four permanent High Court stations, a 42 percent increase from those recorded in 2017. According to statistics obtained from the...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sharp increase in divorces
THE number of couples that filed for divorce at the Bulawayo High Court shot to 820 between January and December 2018, marking a 60 percent increase compared to 512 in the previous year. However, 1 19...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Align laws to minimise child abuse'
HWANGE district junior parliamentarians, senators and councillors plan to lobby the government to align marriage laws with the Constitution in a bid to end child marriages.A position paper pre...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's divorce turns nasty
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's estranged ex-wife, Tambudzani has pulled another stunt after dragging the Magistrate who dealt with her husband's application for a protection order to the High Court off...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mohadi's 'mistress' hits back
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi's "girlfriend", who is being sued for $1 500 000 in adultery damages by the top Zanu-PF official's wife, has given notice she will challenge the lawsuit setting the stage f...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's deputy faces $13,000 maintenance claim
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has been dragged to court by his estranged wife, Tambudzani, who is demanding $13 394 per month in spousal maintenance.The two political heavyweights are already em...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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